ˏˋ°•*⁀➷𝑫𝑨𝒀𝑳𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻⭑.ೃ࿐ * 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐓, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. After all, it isn′t as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry. 𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍 -cousin of the Bridgertons- makes her first debut this season. When everything looks perfect, suddenly things turn upside down for her and the girl finds herself with no suitors! Luckily for both of them, as they stumble into each other's lives slowly, they start pretending that they're courting. Simon has to pretend to be engaged to the lovely Aurora. However, there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Aurora waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, and she befriends him, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever! ⭑ ⁱ ᵈᵒ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵒʷⁿ ᵃⁿʸᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵗʰᵉ ᵇʳⁱᵈᵍᵉʳᵗᵒⁿ ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵐʸ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳˢ. ᵃˡˡ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗˢ ᵍᵒ ᵗᵒ ᵖʳᵒᵈᵘᶜᵉʳˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵃᵘᵗʰᵒʳ. ⭑ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ: 26-01-2024 ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ: 26-02-2026 ʟᴏɴɢ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs!

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❝Book 2 in the 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒 series "You're so wet," he groans, grinding his hips up in tight circles that hit something devastating inside me. "Dripping all over me, baby. 𝘊𝘢𝘻𝘻𝘰─you're making a mess." His pace quickens, and I match it instinctively, hips rolling, back arching. Each thrust punches a breath from my lungs. "Luciano," I whisper, rocking frenetically my hips to meet his rhythm. "We need to be quick. They're gonna come out─any second─" His dark eyes flash up at me, pupils blown wide with lust and his grip tightens under my ass, lifting me slightly so he can thrust deeper, faster. "Then be quiet. Or don't. Let them hear how their good little Paris lets me fuck her like a whore during a family gathering."❞ *** After three years apart, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬 is finally returning to the life and love she left behind. College in New York was challenging, especially with the strain of a long-distance relationship and her father's disapproval of her love for 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨, his best friend. But now, she's back, and her relationship with Luciano is stronger than ever. Their love? Unstoppable. Their passion? Absolutely scorching. Sex? Downright sinful and addictive. BDSM has become their playground, a love language Paris is quickly learning to speak fluently. But just when she thinks nothing can tear them apart, the past comes knocking. A ghost resurfaces, threatening to destroy everything they've built. As old wounds are reopened and tensions rise, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. Faced with unexpected challenges, Paris begins to question everything and wonder if their love can withstand the storm. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓: December 16-24 𝐄𝐍𝐃: July 12-25 ©𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬